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Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman

$163,200 - $256,400
Sep 30, 2025
Linthicum Heights, MD, US
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Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, operate and maintain software and firmware components and computing systems software to be applied to and integrated with engineering, scientific and manufacturing requirements.

Requirements

  • Knowledge in programming embedded software using object-oriented design principles in C/C++
  • Knowledge in operating system concepts for embedded systems (Linux or VxWorks)
  • Experience with scripting languages such as: Python, Linux shell scripting.
  • Experience on complex systems of systems utilizing parallel processing, distributed processing, multi-core, secure processing.
  • Experience with Requirements Management tools such as DOORS, CAMEO
  • Experience using Model Based Engineering, UML, OOAD and OOP
  • Experience with Agile and/or Rapid prototyping software methodologies

Responsibilities

  • The Embedded Software Engineer designs, develops, operates and maintains software and firmware components and computing systems software to be applied to and integrated with engineering, scientific and manufacturing requirements.
  • Applies the appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of engineering applications and products.
  • Experience including the full software development life-cycle, which includes: requirements, design, coding, testing, and integration.
  • Test, debug and integrate on embedded systems
  • Knowledge in using requirement management, configuration management and change management tools.
  • Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance is required
  • Ability to test, debug and integrate on embedded systems

Other

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of experience, a Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 10 years of experience or a PhD in a STEM discipline with 8 years of experience
  • Current active DoD Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI w. Polygraph prior to start.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
  • Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
  • Demonstrated leadership and teamwork capability, interpersonal communication skills and activities (professional/community/extracurricular) and an enthusiastic go-getter attitude